PRODUCT DESIGNER
BASED IN CHICAGO, UNITED STATES

VLADISLAV CHISTIAKOV

VLADISLAV CHISTIAKOV

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VLADISLAV
CHISTIAKOV

VLADISLAV
CHISTIAKOV

PRODUCT DESIGNER
BASED IN CHICAGO, USA

I transform complex FinTech workflows
and internal operational tools into clear, intuitive experiences that reduce friction, improve efficiency, and help teams scale.

I transform complex FinTech workflows and internal operational tools into clear, intuitive experiences that reduce friction, improve efficiency, and help teams scale.

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Fast iteration. Deep research. Real impact. I design systems that work for users, scale for teams, and drive business forward.

Experience

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2024 – Present

Senior Product Designer

FBS

Global online Forex and CFD brokerage serving over 39M traders worldwide – FinTech, Trading, B2C

  • Boosted partner-driven spread revenue by 12% by designing an educational module using user research and funnel analytics to improve partner retention and activate more traders.

  • Optimized the KYC verification experience, cutting completion time by 20% and boosting conversion through onboarding.

2024 – Present

Senior Product Designer

FBS

Global online Forex and CFD brokerage serving over 39M traders worldwide – FinTech, Trading, B2C

  • Boosted partner-driven spread revenue by 12% by designing an educational module using user research and funnel analytics to improve partner retention and activate more traders.

  • Optimized the KYC verification experience, cutting completion time by 20% and boosting conversion through onboarding.

2024 – Present

Senior Product Designer

FBS

Global online Forex and CFD brokerage serving over 39M traders worldwide – FinTech, Trading, B2C

  • Boosted partner-driven spread revenue by 12% by designing an educational module using user research and funnel analytics to improve partner retention and activate more traders.

  • Optimized the KYC verification experience, cutting completion time by 20% and boosting conversion through onboarding.

2023 – 2024

Senior Product Designer

Samokat.Tech

Logistics platform powering a retail ecosystem with over 1M daily orders – E-commerce, Logistics, B2B/B2E

  • Designed incident-management service using workflow mapping and automation, reducing identification time from 2 days to 1 hour across 1M+ daily orders.

  • Optimized contract and tariff data management by restructuring workflows and consolidating tools, enabling one person to perform tasks previously requiring four and reducing CPP by 75%.

2023 – 2024

Senior Product Designer

Samokat.Tech

Logistics platform powering a retail ecosystem with over 1M daily orders – E-commerce, Logistics, B2B/B2E

  • Designed incident-management service using workflow mapping and automation, reducing identification time from 2 days to 1 hour across 1M+ daily orders.

  • Optimized contract and tariff data management by restructuring workflows and consolidating tools, enabling one person to perform tasks previously requiring four and reducing CPP by 75%.

2023 – 2024

Senior Product Designer

Samokat.Tech

Logistics platform powering a retail ecosystem with over 1M daily orders – E-commerce, Logistics, B2B/B2E

  • Designed incident-management service using workflow mapping and automation, reducing identification time from 2 days to 1 hour across 1M+ daily orders.

  • Optimized contract and tariff data management by restructuring workflows and consolidating tools, enabling one person to perform tasks previously requiring four and reducing CPP by 75%.

2022-2023

Senior Product Designer

CFPS

Digital banking platform – FinTech, B2C, Mobile Banking, Back-Office (B2E/SaaS)

  • Designed and launched 0-to-1 digital banking app and operations platform – onboarding flows, KYC verification, admin dashboards, and customer management  tools enabling first users and daily ops team workflows.

  • Built a design system from scratch (components, patterns, documentation) that unified mobile and web platforms while accelerating development and maintaining consistency at scale.

2022-2023

Senior Product Designer

CFPS

Digital banking platform – FinTech, B2C, Mobile Banking, Back-Office (B2E/SaaS)

  • Designed and launched 0-to-1 digital banking app and operations platform – onboarding flows, KYC verification, admin dashboards, and customer management  tools enabling first users and daily ops team workflows.

  • Built a design system from scratch (components, patterns, documentation) that unified mobile and web platforms while accelerating development and maintaining consistency at scale.

2022-2023

Senior Product Designer

CFPS

Digital banking platform – FinTech, B2C, Mobile Banking, Back-Office (B2E/SaaS)

  • Designed and launched 0-to-1 digital banking app and operations platform – onboarding flows, KYC verification, admin dashboards, and customer management  tools enabling first users and daily ops team workflows.

  • Built a design system from scratch (components, patterns, documentation) that unified mobile and web platforms while accelerating development and maintaining consistency at scale.

2021-2022

Product Designer

Simple Swap

Non-custodial crypto wallet for sending, swapping, and buying digital assets  – Crypto/Web3, B2C, FinTech

  • Optimized onboarding flow using funnel analytics and user research, addressing key drop-off points and improving wallet activation rate by 30%.

  • Redesigned crypto purchase entry point and simplified the multi-step flow, reducing friction and increasing conversion by 15%.

2021-2022

Product Designer

Simple Swap

Non-custodial crypto wallet for sending, swapping, and buying digital assets  – Crypto/Web3, B2C, FinTech

  • Optimized onboarding flow using funnel analytics and user research, addressing key drop-off points and improving wallet activation rate by 30%.

  • Redesigned crypto purchase entry point and simplified the multi-step flow, reducing friction and increasing conversion by 15%.

2021-2022

Product Designer

Simple Swap

Non-custodial crypto wallet for sending, swapping, and buying digital assets  – Crypto/Web3, B2C, FinTech

  • Optimized onboarding flow using funnel analytics and user research, addressing key drop-off points and improving wallet activation rate by 30%.

  • Redesigned crypto purchase entry point and simplified the multi-step flow, reducing friction and increasing conversion by 15%.

2019 – 2021

Product Designer

Loftice

Business software provider for enterprise operations – B2B, SaaS, Internal Tools

  • Redesigned legacy Mercedes-Benz fleet management system through workflow mapping and UX audits, streamlining handover, maintenance, and incident processes — improving operational efficiency by 26%.

  • Designed an automated mail-management system that replaced costly third-party tool, reducing operational costs by 42% and processing time by 38% through automation and improved tracking workflows.

2019 – 2021

Product Designer

Loftice

Business software provider for enterprise operations – B2B, SaaS, Internal Tools

  • Redesigned legacy Mercedes-Benz fleet management system through workflow mapping and UX audits, streamlining handover, maintenance, and incident processes — improving operational efficiency by 26%.

  • Designed an automated mail-management system that replaced costly third-party tool, reducing operational costs by 42% and processing time by 38% through automation and improved tracking workflows.

2019 – 2021

Product Designer

Loftice

Business software provider for enterprise operations – B2B, SaaS, Internal Tools

  • Redesigned legacy Mercedes-Benz fleet management system through workflow mapping and UX audits, streamlining handover, maintenance, and incident processes — improving operational efficiency by 26%.

  • Designed an automated mail-management system that replaced costly third-party tool, reducing operational costs by 42% and processing time by 38% through automation and improved tracking workflows.

Tools

Figma

General Design Tool

Figma

General Design Tool

Figma

General Design Tool

FigJam

Collaborative ideation

FigJam

Collaborative ideation

FigJam

Collaborative ideation

Framer

No-code web design

Framer

No-code web design

Framer

No-code web design

Photoshop

Image editing

Photoshop

Image editing

Photoshop

Image editing

Amplitude

Product analytics tool

Amplitude

Product analytics tool

Amplitude

Product analytics tool

ChatGPT

AI-assisted design & research tool

ChatGPT

AI-assisted design & research tool

ChatGPT

AI-assisted design & research tool